u.s. Ecogen Polk

CLEAN. RENEWABLE. BASE LOAD. RELIABLE. JOB INTENSIVE.

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U.S. ECOGEN POLK

US EcoGen Polk is the first in a series of US EcoGen biomass generating facilities. Located in Fort Meade, Polk County, Florida, US EcoGen Polk is a 66 MW (Net Capacity) biomass bottom-cycle electrical facility that will be fueled primarily with urban wood waste. 100% of its output will be sold under a 29.5-year PPA that was approved by the Florida Public Services Utility Commission in October of 2011. On July 2012 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued a final air permit authorizing construction and operation. All other required construction and operating permits have been received to allow full construction to proceed.

In December 2016, construction of the 2.5-mile Fuel Delivery Roadway began, that will be vital to delivering fuel to the plant. In April 2017, Duke Energy Florida began construction of the Large-scale Generator interconnection to the Fort Meade sub-station adjacent to the plant site.

Gemma Power Systems is constructing the power plant under a turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction agreement.

Homegrown Power

Benefits to the local community:

350 new construction jobs with a total local economic benefit of $50 million

250 new direct and indirect permanent jobs for over 30-years, with a total annual labor economic benefit of $22 million

Ongoing additional annual economic impact in the local economy of $20 million

Provide high-value jobs in a zone that has seen limited economic growth since the end of phosphate mining in the region

US EcoGen Polk will:

Use urban wood waste as its primary biomass fuel putting to use a commodity that often goes to waste

Provide baseload renewable energy to mitigate against the risks of price increases of coal and natural gas

Generate baseload carbon-free energy to help reduce the risks of rising sea levels and more virulent storms

Put recovered former phosphate mining land to work generating renewable energy and creating jobs and economic activity

Use a state of the art air cooled condenser to significantly reduce the amount of water required to condense the steam exiting the steam turbine generator